The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-20
ROTTENNESS
And Rascality in the Republican
Management
OF the Ohio Penitentiary Soft Snap of
Campbell and Frances, the Tally
Sheet Perjurers, While I'm
der imprisonment.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. Especial j
Every reader of Republican papers for
the past two years, has read of the
italy sheet forgeries" in the 18th Ward
of this city, in October, 1885. They have
also read in these same papers, that it
was committed in the Ohio Penitentiary
by Democratic officials; and to make
the public believe what they knew was
lying charge, they, with the assistance
of Republican officials, politicians and
''sich," had two or three desperate Grim
inal convicts go before the grand jury
of this county, and swear, after they
had been trained by the most unscru
pulous politicians to be found any
where, that they had committed the
forgery within the walls of the pen
itentiary. No man of sense and honor
believed what these conyicts swOre to,
and for false swearing two of them
were convicted for perjury-Frances
and Campbell.
For their false swearing, the officers
of the Penitentiary have granted these
two conyicts extraordinary special
privileges ever since they did the swear
ing. Campbell, until he was discharg-
ed from the Penitentiary, had nothing
to do but to eat, drink and
LIVE OFF OF THE STATE.
Notwithstanding this same Camp
hell had knocked down one of the
guards, and done many other acts con-
trary to the rules Of the prison, he
was permitted to gain all of his
good time, and go out of the prison
months before the time was out for
which he had been sentenced, and go
forth free man. Was Campbell ar
rested, as he should have been, when he
came out of the Penitentiary, with an
Indictment against him in the Court of
Common Pleas, of Franklin county ?
Did Prosecuting Attorney Huling or
Sheriff Barbie- two Republican officials
of this county attend to their duty
when Campbell was released from the
Penitentiary, and have the scOundrel
arrestedp Oh, no! Campbell had as
sisted the party in trying to make polit-
icai capital.
Now comes the interesting part. The
other convict, Frances, who was in
dicted by the grand jury of this county,
and has never been tried, nor will be
as long as Republican officials here
abouts can prevent it; and escaped and
800 paid to bring him back, and ran
over the city at his pleasure, was put
on soft job, his principalsemployment
being to talk to officers, guards and con
victs at his pleasure, and loaf about the
offices at the penitentiary. For his
false swearing he was made great
pet and had extraordinary special priv
iIegss, and was great chum of the
deputy Warden. A few days since,
while sitting in the deputy's Office with
legs crossed, chatting with that official
the Warden and others, Frances said
that he thought it was about time fol
FORAKER TO PARDON HIM,
after what had been promised him If
he would 90 before the grand jury and
swear to what had been told him to
swear to. The Warden made the reply
that perhaps there had not been as
many promises made as Frances said
there had These words were hardly
out of the Warden's mouth until
Frances called him liar. This was
too much for Warden Coffin, and in
stead of sending Frances to the duck.
ing tub and have him severely punished
as he should have been, he drew back
and gave Frances a couple of right
handlers between the eyes, and had him
nut on contract where he can get all
the cigars he wants.
Now for the mean part of the tally
sheet prosecution. There is in the pen
itentiary female prisoner named
Lizzie Raynor. Her time was up iii
good time gained had been allowed her
some time since, and she should have
been released from the penitentiary
But was she? Oh, no. Why? Huling
Kurtz, Beatman and other Republicans
wanted her to swear that she saw GER
tain Democrats at the penitentiary a
a certain time in October, 1885. ShC
said she would not swear to any sucl
thing, as she did not see them there a
the time. Neither coaxing, threats no
any other methods which were useC
could induce Lizzie to swear to lie
What was the result of Lizzie's truth
fulness, and how did it affect her
Frances and other noted convicts wert
set to work to trump up a charge
against her having at some time violat
ed a prison rule. These fellows die
their work, and charge was made
against her; her good time taken from
her, and she still remains in the peni
tentiary when she ought to have beer
released. And all this meanness ant
despicableness was done in Lizzie Ray
nor's case, right under the eyes anC
nose of those so-called Democratic pen
itentiary managers, Murphy and John
son; and they did not enter a word o
protest for fear of offending Foraker.
N.